repair xp

[basti42]

hello there!
instead of using xp restore in dos mode
i'd rather boot live cd linux, but the problem is root username
in linux has no permission in copying/over writing the
_registry* in \windows\system32\config.

how would i solve this?

tnx

[vbcode1980]

What exactly are you trying to change in the Windows Registry?
And which Linux distribution are you using?

[visualAd]

hello there!
instead of using xp restore in dos mode
i'd rather boot live cd linux, but the problem is root username
in linux has no permission in copying/over writing the
_registry* in \windows\system32\config.

how would i solve this?

tnx

You need to use the NTFS 3G module to have read/write access to an NTFS partition:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mount/point

Use write support at your own risks as there are certain instances where a single write may corrupt the entire file system. Therefore, backup everything on the partition first and / or use dd to take an image:

dd if=/dev/sda1 | gzip > sda1.gz

[Lord Orwell]

i second that. There are known bugs in that module.

[basti42]

tnx for the reply.
i used linuxmint5,pclinux, and slax the three
are bootable live cd and has a root username
another question, is there any other way rather than typing it
in the bash shell? i mean just right click and then properties...

if this problem will solve i will give to the end user.

[basti42]

just replace like this:
copy _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE \windows\system32\config\software
copy _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM \windows\system32\config\system

but the folder is in "System Volume Information" etc. etc.
if you are in DOS mode many characters to type.

hope this helps to analyze the problem.